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Originally Posted by strandinthewind
Thus, my point that it would not matter what mtg they took - they likely would lose their house under both, though the they may be able to hold on to it in the pmt was several hundred dollars less a month in an ARM. But, if they have no way to pay either mtg - they would lose their house. So, how is the ARM a bad choice here  |
my point is, at least in the SF Bay Area, and surrounding comunities, people can only afford homes (because of inflated home prices) WITH 2 incomes and WITH creative financing. The days of a fixed 30yr mortgage (around here) are about gone.
and sadly, when people NEED a home, and they find one they love, they convince themselves that its possible. They find out later (3-5 yrs later) that they were wrong (because in the meantime, Jenny needed braces and Jeff wants to go to a good school, etc)